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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

Reengineering Record high employment Service sector outpaces manufacturing in new job creation Influence: Low 1900 s 19 U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal Influence: High 10 1910 s 19 War Industries Board coordinates View Details

11 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet the MBA Class of 2020

Google, Facebook, Asian Institute of Management, Procter & Gamble HBS ACTIVITIES Digital Initiative Student Advisory Board Enrico Ferrari “REAL SUCCESS COMES FROM EMPOWERING OTHERS. I AM NO ONE ON MY... View Details

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

professor Herman "Dutch" Leonard), for nonprofit board members, in November. In two working papers that break down what makes social impact easier or more difficult to measure (one coauthored with HBS professor V. Kasturi Rangan), Ebrahim... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

29 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

How Organizations Create Social Value

both nonprofits and corporations, a focus on EV and SV can enhance their reputation with consumers, government, and community. Corporations are seen as caring, and nonprofits are seen as efficient. Comparing Nonprofits And Corporations When comparing the social... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

12 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Trying Out New Career Options with SIPs (Short Intensive Programs)

historical – and the ways in which these Africa-specific trends impact the opportunities and challenges in undertaking business and entrepreneurship ventures on the continent today. Drawing upon the active participation of prominent... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

changing accruals, for example—the adverse impact on company value is probably small. But rarely is the activity so benign. Usually, the shuffling of dollars results from decisions that change the operating characteristics of a company,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact resulting from investments. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent... View Details

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

sort into boards of predominantly Republican or Democrat, increasingly, they’re shifting right, the researchers found. Already Republican-leaning to begin with, the share of Republican executives in the companies studied increased from 63... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

management challenges across all aspects of their business model. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: Learner completes an... View Details

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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

faculty members and students are responsible for understanding and complying with this policy. Faculty members and students are encouraged to seek advice from the Dean or a Dean’s designate for activities or questions not explicitly... View Details

10 Apr 2023
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Leading the Way

alongside his mentor as a Be A Leader board member. He is also an active mentor, particularly for Hispanic students who aspire to have a career in finance or attend HBS. With his help, Be A Leader now has a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

education inadequate, ill-organised, arbitrary and useless,” he wrote in the book’s opening pages. “...[I]t pained me that this useful and necessary activity [trade] had fallen into the hands of such undisciplined and uncouth people, who... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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John H. McArthur | About

Springs Industries, Inc., Telsat Canada, Bell Canada, and Teradyne Inc. He was a founding board member of the Canada Development Investment Corporation and a member of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services... View Details

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

perspectives from founders, CEOs and numerous executives, board members, partners, customers, analysts, and the tech and financial press. Two of the firms became cognitive referents for online investing while the other three fizzled out.... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

economic principles to real-world business challenges. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes. Description of silent animated video above: Bar graph transitions into prices... View Details

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Corporate Eye: Photography and the Rationalization of American Commercial Culture , 1884–1929 . “Businesses, especially manufacturing and communications industries at the forefront of both labor activism and welfare capitalism, responded... View Details

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

product ("administrative" functions i.e., finance, law, HR) increase with IT investments. Finally, we show that general manager pay decreases as functional managers join the executive team suggesting a shift in activities from... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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